exhortation, exhort a cion, exhortacioun

[Fr. exhortation, from Lat. exhortatio, from exhort at us, pa. par. of exhort or; Sp. exhort a cion; Ital. esortazione.] 1. The act or practice of exhorting, encouraging, urging, or inciting to good or laudable acts or conduct; a cheering or encouraging. "Till I come take tent to redyng, to exhortacioun , and techyng." -Wycliffe: 1 Timothy iv. 2. The words by which one is exhorted; language used or intended to exhort others; a homily, a discourse, an admonition. "I'll end my exhortation after dinner." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice, i. 1. ex-hor-ta-tive, a. [Latin exhortativus , from exhort at us , pa. par. of exhort or ; Fr. exhort at if : Sp. exhortativo ; Ital. esortativo.] Containing exhor tation; exhortatory. "Considering St. Paul's style and manner of expre ion in the perceptive and exhortative part of his epistles." Barrow Serm . 8.